Aviation News

New industry association The Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) announced its official launch this week. The nonprofit organization’s stated mission is to “support the responsible integration of urban air mobility (UAM) into communities through education, communication and advocacy.” In addition to its mission goals, CAMI says its priorities include outreach, public relations and model policy […]

AVweb’s weekly news roundup uncovered reports on a reminder for drone operators to be alert for agricultural aircraft, a new aviation service purchasing solution, an annual activity record for an air medical transport provider and new safety analysis software for an airline. The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is recommending unmanned aircraft system (UAS/drone) operators […]

Airbus has selected 22 startup companies to participate in a six-month Airbus BizLab accelerator program designed to provide a platform for further developing new technology and products. The startups were chosen from an applicant pool of 704 candidates from 59 countries. They will be joining BizLab locations in Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; Bangalore, India; and […]

With another sign that the avionics retrofit market is getting more competitive, Avidyne is targeting vintage light jets with its Atlas flight management system. The Atlas FMS is a standalone Dzus-mounted box that’s designed to mount in the aircraft’s center pedestal, replacing older FMS units that don’t have a WAAS position source, or even in […]

Epic Aircraft has announced that it has received FAA type certification for its E1000 single-engine turboprop. According to Epic, it has 80 confirmed E1000 reservations and expects to begin deliveries this year. The company says it is currently running two production shifts and has “doubled its composite fabrication capacity, invested heavily in tooling, equipment, curing […]

Rolls-Royce has announced that it will be working on a flight demonstrator based on its hybrid M250 propulsion system. The company is developing the demonstrator in partnership with Germany-based aviation engineering company APUS and the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU). The three-year project is being funded through the Brandenburg government’s regional program to develop research, […]

UPS and CVS made the first U.S. commercial drone deliveries of medical prescriptions from a CVS pharmacy directly to customers’ homes in North Carolina last Friday. Two deliveries—one to a private home and one to a retirement community—were successfully completed using an M2 drone developed by UPS partner Matternet. The autonomous flights were monitored by […]

After two days of brutal, back-to-back grilling in Washington that, among other things, focused on the size of CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s compensation, the Boeing boss told the board of directors he would not be taking a bonus this year. But, then, neither are Boeing’s other managers.  According to a report in The Seattle Times, Boeing […]

All 20 airports slated to receive the FAA’s Runway Status Lights program are fully operational, says the agency. The RWSL is made up of lights embedded in the tarmac across runway crossings as well as at the departure hold zone; they illuminate when it’s unsafe for an aircraft to proceed.  According to the FAA, “at […]

A side effect of the FAA’s move toward mandatory ADS-B position reporting next year is the ability for anyone to see a given aircraft’s position and identification, which raises privacy concern for pilots and aircraft owners. Now the FAA will make it possible for owners to opt out of broadcasting ADS-B data in a way […]